Hydrocephalus is a condition in which too much fluid builds up in the brain. The name comes from a combination from Greek words meaning “water” and “head.” “Congenital” means a person is born with it.
Hydrocephalus may be a complication of congenital Zika syndrome, and the presenting signs and symptoms are challenging to recognize, a Brazilian group reports. Monitoring for hydrocephalus, including ...
What if I told you that a single strand of DNA holds the power to shape our bodies in miraculous ways? Yet, sometimes, this intricate process goes awry, giving rise to birth defects, also known as ...
One in 45 babies delivered in 2020 in England was born with a congenital anomaly, according to the findings of a new report from NHS Digital. The rate represents a 9% increase in the 5 years since the ...
The event was organised by the Department of Paediatric Surgery, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with the Indian ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Extracardiac anomalies, including structural brain anomalies, were frequently detected on fetal MRI among ...
De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies
Congenital heart disease (CHD) patients have an increased prevalence of extracardiac congenital anomalies (CAs) and risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs). Exome sequencing of 1213 CHD ...
Scientists involved in the epidemiology of congenital anomalies (including genetic diseases) use many terms to describe the occurrence of these disorders amongst births, such as ‘incidence’, ...
Hydrocephalus is classically seen as a plumbing problem, the result of too much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain or dysregulation of fluid flow. It is usually treated with shunts to drain the ...
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